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Benjamin Patton Ayres Full Name: Benjamin Patton "Ben" Ayres Other surnames: Ayers Date of birth: June 12, 1858 Date of death: January 12, 1911 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 78 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 26th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant H 78 Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 25th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries B.P. Ayres; Ben P. Ayers. House Journal. 25th R.S. 26th R.S. 32nd Legislature, R.S., 1/13/1911, p. 111. Benjamin P. Ayres. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Obituary, Ben P. (Benjamin Patton) Ayres, "Ayers, Pioneer, Born in County 53 Years Ago, Dies," 1/13/1911, p. 14. "Mr. Ayres was born in Tarrant county fifty-three years ago . . . the grandson of Benjamin Patton Ayres, the first county clerk of Tarrant county, for whom he was named." Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Biographical sketch, Benjamin P. Ayers, pp. 271-272. History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Tarrant and Parker Counties, 1895. Biographical sketch, Benjamin P. Ayres, pp. 123-124. Born 6/12/1858 in Tarrant County. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897. Other Resources B.P. Ayres (or Ayers), Democrat, lawyer, 40 years old in 1899. Card File. Census of 1880 - Benjamin P. Ayres, Precinct 1, Tarrant County, lawyer, 21 years old son of James H. Ayres. Census of 1900 - Ben P. Ayers, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, born June 1858, lawyer. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 B.P. Ayres, birth date 1/12/1858 [6/12/1858] in Tarrant County, death date 1/12/1911 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Benjamin P. Ayres, birth date 6/12/1858, death date 1/12/1911, burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. Ben P. Ayres, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. B.P. Ayres, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 26th R.S. - 1899 County Government and County Finances   Judiciary No. 1   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Rules (Chair)  Towns and City Corporations   25th R.S. - 1897 Absence of Certain Members, Investigate, Special   Judiciary No. 1   Privileges and Elections   Public Lands and Land Office   State Affairs

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